Healthcare Assistant

1 week ago

Chelsea, Greater London, United Kingdom Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Healthcare Assistant, Operating Theatres, Band 2

We are recruiting for an enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Assistant to join our Theatre team.

This post would be ideal for a person who in the long term is pursuing a formal career in medicine or one of the allied healthcare roles and is able to demonstrate this desire.

On that basis we are considering applicants with no prior experience as well as people having experience in this field.

We have 11 operating theatres covering a range of surgical specialties and Burns for adults and children.


You will support the qualified staff in preparing equipment and the theatres to deliver safe standards of quality care for patients requiring surgery.

You will be supported whilst you are learning, and therefore a flexible approach is required as there is a need to work different shift patterns, some weekends and some night shifts.


You need to be kind and compassionate and be a team player who learns to anticipate and be ready to work in a busy department.

If you believe you have these traits we would like to hear from you.


We welcome department visits us and we will be pleased to show you around and answer any questions you may have.


Please note that the job description supplied is generic to the healthcare assistant role and not specific to the operating room.


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Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are a vital part of the team that supports the staff and patients in wards and departments throughout the hospital.

Working under the direction of qualified nursing/ midwifery staff, healthcare assistants carry out a wide range of duties to care for, support, and provide information to patients and their families and the role can be very varied depending upon the area in which the person is employed.

They also carry out a range of housekeeping duties, as well as performing basic medical checks, such as taking a patient's temperature, pulse and respiration rate


The post holder will aim to ensure that all patients are provided with a safe and high quality standard of care.

They will be aware of the Care Quality Commission standards and support the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that they are maintained.

The individual must provide a patient cantered approach and will be expected to uphold and maintain the standards of care to support a culture of compassionate care.

The post holder will also work closely with the administration staff to provide additional administrative support to the service as required


Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people.

Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country.

We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.


Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'.

We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.

We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.


Clinical Support Role:

Under direct supervision assist with the delivery of care plan as described by the Registered Nurse.

Assist patients with their care needs as required reporting any change in the patient's condition to the registered nurse/ midwife

Support the Registered Nurse/ Midwife and other health professionals with the mobilization or transfer of patients

Develop awareness of patients in pain and discomfort and report any changes in the patient's condition to the registered Nurse/ Midwife

Have an awareness of patient's dietary needs, delivering meals, providing patients with drinks where necessary and providing assistance with eating and drinking if required

Demonstrate an understanding of the different needs of individual patients and their carers/ families

Develop an awareness of vulnerable patients and their safe guarding needs

Prepare the theatre for surgery ensuring infection control procedures are adhered to

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